In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Deadly skid marks stain the street, the blood is all that you can see.
Young body on cold concrete but you don't wanna take the heat, no!
Was it due to that last drink? So scared and confused that you can't think.
Help me, Christ, what should I do? If God exists, he don't like you!
Blood level reads too high, carelessness will get you life.
Well, pray to God for what you've done; misery has now begun.
Call 911 as you leave, D.O.A. at the crime scene.
No way to change... what you did, you killed somebody's kid!
(chorus:)
LOOK! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
ON THAT COLD NIGHT, IT WAS A HIT AND RUN!
LOOK! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
ON THAT COLD NIGHT, IT WAS A HIT AND RUN! Go!.
Manslaughter is what you did, that hit and run accident.
A tragic end...to that life. Drive away, wash up and hide.
I hope you got an alibi, you best make up... a great lie!
The angry parents want the truth, justice is after you!
(chorus)
What have you done?...
That hit and run!.
License plate lies next to the dead.
It fell off before, away you sped.
Those clues ad up, tire tracks are red.
Matching indents on his fucking head.
Tracks on his head!
Away you fled!
And now he's dead!
Young body on cold concrete but you don't wanna take the heat, no!
Was it due to that last drink? So scared and confused that you can't think.
Help me, Christ, what should I do? If God exists, he don't like you!
Blood level reads too high, carelessness will get you life.
Well, pray to God for what you've done; misery has now begun.
Call 911 as you leave, D.O.A. at the crime scene.
No way to change... what you did, you killed somebody's kid!
(chorus:)
LOOK! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
ON THAT COLD NIGHT, IT WAS A HIT AND RUN!
LOOK! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
ON THAT COLD NIGHT, IT WAS A HIT AND RUN! Go!.
Manslaughter is what you did, that hit and run accident.
A tragic end...to that life. Drive away, wash up and hide.
I hope you got an alibi, you best make up... a great lie!
The angry parents want the truth, justice is after you!
(chorus)
What have you done?...
That hit and run!.
License plate lies next to the dead.
It fell off before, away you sped.
Those clues ad up, tire tracks are red.
Matching indents on his fucking head.
Tracks on his head!
Away you fled!
And now he's dead!
Lyrics submitted by T Y R A N T
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